Cigarette holder and dispenser



April 30, 1940. L. 1.-. LADD CQIGARETTE HOLDER AND DISPENSER Filed Jun22, 1953 Patented Apr. 30, 1940 PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTE HOLDER ANDmsrnnsm Lester L. Laid, Lockport, Ill. I

Application June 22, 1928, Serial No. 215,101

2 Claims. (01. 312-83) This invention relates to cigarette storagereceptacles.

The main objectsof this invention are to'provide a cigarette storagereceptacle having an improved construction of magazine for storing thecigarettes on end; to provide improved means for dispensing thecigarettes one at a time; to provide an improved receptacle of this kindwhich is adapted to'serve also as an ash tray; and to provide aninexpensive combination ash tray and cigarette dispenser which is simplein construc-. tion and-operation. An illustrative embodiment of thisinvention is shown in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is aperspective of an improved combination ash tray and dispenser to whichthe invention is applied, one cigarette being shown in dispensedposition;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section of the device, taken on the line 2-2 ofFigure 3; and

' Figure 3 is a vertical section of the same taken on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2.

In the construction shown, the device comprises 1 an improved magazineI, for storing cigarettes 2, which'are normally held in the magazine bya cover 3 which may incidentally serve as an ash tray.

In the form illustrated, the improved magazine I comprises a cylindricalshell 4 and bottom and top plates 5 and 6, respectively, which house aplurality of vertically disposed tubes 1 which are arranged in anannular series to form individual receptacles for housing the cigaretteson end.

If desired, the shell 4 may be faced with a leather sheet or otherornamental covering, not shown.

The end plates 5 and 6 are provided with peripheral flanges 8 ends ofthe shell 4 for securing the magazine parts in assembled relation.

Fitting within the ends of the tubes l, are

' bosses II and annular flanges I2, respectively,

. flange has an aperture and 9, respectively, which may I be spun overannular shoulders l formed on the countersunk portion ll that extendsdownwardly into a depression I! in the top plate 8, and may serve as anash tray. The proportions are such that the cover may be freely rotated.Formed on the cover is a peripheral flange it having the usual rests I!for lighted cigarettes. The flange i6 is slidably supported on the topplate 6 so as to serve as a cover for the tubes 1, and to normally holdthe cigarettes retracted in their respective receptacles.

To permit ejection of the cigarettes, the tray l8 which is adapted toregister with any one of the tubes 1 when the tray is rotated. Inoperation, the magazine is loaded with cigarettes when the ash tray isremoved. When the trayis placed on weight depresses all of thecigarettes against the action of the springs l3.

When a cigarette is desired, the tray is partially rotated to positionits aperture l8 into alinement with a loaded tube, whereupon a cigaretteis ejected by the respective spring as shown in Fig. 3.

It will be observed that the countersunk por tion ll of the coverfitting within the depression l of the top plate cooperates with'thelatter to center the rotary movements of the cover so that ,thedischarge opening I8 of the cover will, when the latter is rotated,always register with the open upper end of the tube forthe passage of acigarette.

The various parts may be made of any suitable material but I prefer tomake the magazine parts of sheet metal and the ash tray of glass.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been hereinshown and described, it will be understood that details of theconstruction .shown may be altered without departing from the spirit ofthe invention as defined by the following claims.

I claim:

top of the'magazine, its

l. A device of the class described comprising a magazine having acylindrical shell, a bottom plate secured to the'lower end of said shelland a top plate formedwith a central depression secured to the uper endof said shell, said magazine containing an annular group of verticallydisposed tubes fixed at their upper and lower ends to said top andbottom plates against lateral displacement, said tubes being open attheir upper ends to permit loading and discharge of cigarettes,individual normally tensioped springs in the lower ends of said tubesonv which the cigarettes are stepped independently of each other,

said springs acting, when released, to automatically partially eject thecigarettes through the open upper ends of said tubes, a cover rotatablymounted on saldtop plate and formed with a central countersunk portionextending within the depression of said top plate and with a peripheralflange overlying and closing the upper ends of said tubes, said flangehaving a discharge aperture adapted to'register with any one of saidtubes when said cover is rotated to permit discharge of a cigarette;said cover being of suflicient weight to hold the cigarettes retractedagainst the combined upward thrust of said springs, and

its countersunk portion cooperating with the depression of said topplate to center the rotative movements of the cover.

2. A specific form of the subject-matter defined in claim 1, wherein thebottom plate of the magazine is formed with upstanding bosses fittinginto the lower ends of the tubes and the top plate has holes for theupward passage of the cigarettes with depending flanges around saidholes fitting into the upper ends of I the tubes, said bosses andflanges holding the tubes in spaced parallel relation to each other.

' LESTER L. LADD.

